Life, narrated by Sir David Attenborough, takes a pan-Earth view of the specialized behaviors and traits that species have developed in order to survive on the Planet Earth.
EPISODE 1
Challenges of Life
BBC America: The diversity of animals and plants, and stories of survival in nature; capuchin monkeys use stone hammers; killer whales hunt seals; an elephant herd follows the matriarch.
EPISODE 2
Reptiles and Amphibians
BBC America: Reptiles and amphibians live on every continent except Antarctica; frogs hunt bats; Komodo dragons track buffalo; snakes that live and breed in the sea.
EPISODE 3
Mammals
BBC America: Millions of fruit bats migrate from the Congo to Zambia; a sengis escapes death; whale fight.
EPISODE 4
Fish
BBC America: The secret and ferocious world of the great white shark, sailfish, puffer fish and barracuda.
EPISODE 5
Birds
BBC America: Birds can fly at high speeds and cover great distances, but also can show murderous tendencies.
EPISODE 6
Insects
BBC America: The world's most diverse animal group, insects possess fearsome weapons but also show tenderness.
Oprah Winfrey
David Attenborough
Martha Holmes
Michael Gunton
Catherine McCarthy
Paul Spillenger